A few weeks after her younger sister agreed to join the Wayland Baptist volleyball program, Taylor Seaton has jumped on board the Pioneer bandwagon.

Seaton, a 6-foot-1 transfer from McMurry University, joins her sister Morgan, a senior at Big Spring High School who signed with Wayland last month. Morgan also is 6-1.

Taylor Seaton was a two-time first-team all-district performer and academic all-state honoree at Big Spring, where she graduated fourth in her class of 220. At McMurry she was named to the dean’s list three times. She wants to become a lawyer.

On the court, Seaton started 35 of 36 matches last season for McMurry, averaging 1.36 kills and 0.71 blocks per set while hitting .261 as she helped the War Hawks to a 19-19 record. As a freshman she averaged 1.46 kills and 0.95 blocks with a .202 attack percentage as McMurry finished 25-10 and claimed the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association championship.

McMurry is moving from NCAA Division II to Division III next season.

“I’m excited to have Taylor as part of our program,” Wayland coach Jim Giacomazzi said. “She’s a very intelligent lady, which she proved not only in high school but also by being on the dean’s list every semester she was at McMurry.

“She has collegiate (playing) experience, and I’m excited to start training and working with her to help fill a void that we’ll have with a couple of graduating seniors. She’s versatile in being able to play left/middle/right and has a passion for learning. She wants to be a perfectionist at everything she does.”

The Seatons will be the WBU volleyball program’s second set of sisters in recent years, after Ashley and Emily Welch two seasons ago.

“It will be fun to see the interaction between another sister duo,” Giacomazzi said.

The Pioneers enjoyed their most successful season ever last year, advancing to the NAIA national semifinals and ending with a 36-7 record.